Jeff Bingaman: “I toured the community and the neighborhoods with James Lee Witt, the head of FEMA, and with our Governor, Governor…”

I think all of us, if we were choosing a Secretary of Energy, would want to choose somebody with those attributes.

Second, we would want a person with demonstrated managerial abilities.

It's important that we have a person with substantial knowledge and many varied skills in order to succeed.

He knows the crucial role that Congress plays in setting policy and in overseeing how that policy is carried out.